JEAN TALON MARKET
7070 Henri Julien st.
Jean Talon Marquet is also an art space since from the moment you enter you are delighted with the colours and natural lighting which mix perfectly with the colours and smells of fruits and vegetables. Cultural because the people who work there not only fulfill the role of merchants but also invest their time in talking and educating customers about their products. For example, when we stopped at the stall where honey is sold, the vendor kindly gave us a talk about the benefits of using honey and the difference between common honey and butter honey, as well as giving us a taste of his product. Even with most of the stuff that you buy food from different cultures around the world, you can also buy objects from the same cultures as Ukrainian easter eggs, and flares or plants. As I said before, the market provides mostly food from different cultures but also different objects from different parts of the world.
JEAN TALON MARKET Culture
The Jean market is the coolest farmer's market in Montreal. The are many people buying food from different cultures for example. I bought some sweets of Moroccan origin. The person who attended us told us he was from Morocco. In another place of the market, We stopped at another canning stand, and the girl who served us told us she is from Colombia and has been living there for 25 years. In the end, we went to buy the tortellini that I wanted in an Italian store, the guy who served us told us he is from France, and he came here in December to learn English. Generally speaking, we found it to be a fairly inclusive place not only for the clients but also for the workers. We also talk about how pasta made in the market was more artisanal so it cost more than one from Costco or other markets.The food they sell is mostly fresh because they are plant and animal products such as eggs and cheese that expire quickly, but you can also find non-perishable products in the other aisle such as spices, honey, and some dried flowers to garnish, which seems to be quite popular and of course also fresh flowers. Most of the products sold here are locally sourced even with foreign-sourced products like Moroccan sweets and Italian pasta soup being made in Montreal by their vendors using local produce. When we went to buy the tortellini there was a person making the pasta in the room next to where they are sold. In the spice shop is where we find products imported from India, which seems logical since many spices are not produced here.
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